Club Cricket

Pudsey St Lawrence maintained their lead at the top of the JCT 600 Bradford League First Division with a six-wicket home win over Lightcliffe, leaving them on course for their first title for 24 years.

Joe Root has become the first Englishman since fellow Gunn and Moore man Michael Vaughan to achieve this feat and he has beaten out quality opposition such as Steve Smith, AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli to get there.

Former England international Phil Tufnell, Wealdstone Corinthians Cricket Club and The Change Foundation have come together to launch a fun and audacious cricket calendar for 2016 and raise money for young blind and visually impaired cricketers.

Bessborough’s batting once again let them down as they failed to chase down a low target, this time being rolled for 127 chasing 180 against Middlesex County Cricket League Division 3 leaders Highgate.